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American Heart Association recognized once again as top employer
DALLAS, April 10, 2018 — The American Heart Association – the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease – has once again been selected as a top employer in the U.S. in two leading rankings.
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The American Heart Association’s innovative solution personalizes cardiovascular condition management with tailored engagement to improve population wellness and reduce readmissions
Patients battling cardiovascular diseases, and even people hoping to prevent heart disease and stroke, now have easy digital access to CarePlans that appeal directly to their individual motivations. The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, and PatientBond, a cloud-based platform for digital patient engagement, are releasing a jointly created solution called, AHA’s Health Motivation Platform that uses PatientBond’s proprietary psychographic segmentation model to influence user behaviors based on their intrinsic motivations.
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Caregiving costs for heart disease and stroke survivors projected to soar to $128 billion by 2035, says American Heart Association
Statement Highlights: The cost of informal caregiving for Americans with heart disease and stroke will more than double from $61 billion in 2015 to $128 billion by 2035, according to a new report from the American Heart Association. The Association advocates for several key policy measures to address the looming crisis that will further burden the healthcare system.
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Four tips to move more in April
Staying active is a no-brainer when it comes to improving how you look and feel, yet fewer than one in four U.S. adults are getting the federal physical activity recommendations for aerobic and strengthening activity. This month the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, is challenging everyone to get moving.
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American Heart Association awards $2 million to fund leading heart researchers
Research into how stress affects the brain and how these changes may affect the heart and translational research focused on molecular signaling by the heart both got significant support from the American Heart Association.
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging names new editor
Robert J. Gropler, M.D., is the new editor-in-chief of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, one of 12 American Heart Association (AHA) scientific journals.
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YMCA and American Heart Association Join Forces to Improve Blood Pressure Control
With almost half of all American adults having high blood pressure, YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the American Heart Association are combining efforts to help more people better manage their blood pressure.
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Marcus Foundation $15 million gift will create Marcus Stroke Network, an innovative partnership among leading health groups
ATLANTA, March 22, 2018 — The Marcus Foundation has donated $15 million to establish the Marcus Stroke Network, a coordinated and collaborative effort among Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the...
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New augmented reality Hands-Only CPR makes training life-like and mobile
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke, has collaborated with Google to develop an augmented reality version of Hands-Only CPR training that launches today in the Association’s mobile App, My Cardiac Coach™.
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New $1 million research initiative supports early career vascular disease investigator research
The American Heart Association and VIVA Physicians, Inc. announced today a two-year $1 million grant program to support research initiatives in vascular disease and career development opportunities for early career investigators at the post-doctoral level.
